Recorded Session of SEOY 2025

Name	Designation
Ms Shobhana Bhartia	Chairperson & Editorial Director, HT Media Ltd
Ms Hilde Schwab	Chairperson & Co-founder, Schwab Foundation for Entrepreneurship
Ms Aashti Bhartia	Non Executive Director, Jubilant FoodWorks Limited
Ms Geetanjali Kirloskar	Chairperson and Managing Director, Kirloskar Systems Limited
Mr. Harish Arnezath	Regional Director, Stanford Seed, India
Mr Aanand Sri Ganesh	CEO, NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
Akshay Saxena	Founder, Avanti Fellows (Winner SEOY 2024)
Girish Aivalli	CEO, India Impact Investor Council

Dr. Kalpana Sankar - Hand in Hand India
www.hihindia.org

Year Established: 2004

Area of Activity:

Hand in Hand India addresses rural poverty through a five-pillar model—job creation, education, healthcare, child labour elimination, and environmental sustainability—across 16 Indian states and 7 countries.

Major Impact Numbers:

6.3M women in SHGs, INR 10,000 Cr disbursed, 10.8M jobs created, 373K children mainstreamed

Other Aspect:

9K green jobs, 200K trained in skills, high microfinance recovery, eco-livelihoods, 20M+ lives impacted

Nagakarthik MP - Sauramandala Foundation
www.sauramandala.org

Year Established: 2018

Area of Activity:

Sauramandala Foundation drives community-led development in underserved regions through its CFAD model—ground insights, co-created pilots, and evidence-based advocacy—integrating gender, climate, and tech for systemic change.

Major Impact Numbers:

10K youth skilled, INR 125 Cr public funding unlocked, 350+ health centres solar-electrified, 450 entrepreneurs supported

Other Aspect:

5x income growth, 20K farms improved, 6K beekeepers trained, 4K children reached via multilingual books, 3.5K learners via tech platforms

Piyush Tewari - SaveLIFE Foundation
www.savelifefoundation.org

Year Established: 2008

Area of Activity:

SaveLIFE Foundation reduces road crash fatalities through its Zero-Fatality Solution—an integrated model combining safer infrastructure, trauma care, enforcement, and policy reform across India’s deadliest roads.

Major Impact Numbers:

163M commuters served, INR 186M public funds unlocked, up to 67% fatality reduction, 36 highways & 21 districts covered

Other Aspect:

AI-powered crash analytics, Good Samaritan Law passed, open-source toolkits deployed, 100% fatality elimination in key zones

Sumita Ghose - Rangsutra Crafts India
www.rangsutra.com

Year Established: 2006

Area of Activity:

Rangsutra empowers rural artisans—especially women—through inclusive ownership, skill-building, and market access, creating sustainable livelihoods in crafts across Rajasthan, UP, J&K, and Maharashtra.

Major Impact Numbers:

8K+ artisans engaged, 70% women, INR 39 Cr revenue in FY25, 140% above local wage paid

Other Aspect:

21% artisan ownership, solar-powered units, IKEA & Fabindia partnerships, 50K+ indirect beneficiaries